Access cisco VPN from OpenVMS

[ptn77]

Does anyone know if there is a way to connect using cisco VPN from OpenVMS. Are there any client software that will allow for this from OpenVMS.
If not, is there a way to use VPN or SSL from OpenVMS

Thanks in advance.

[Arch_Muthiah]

Hi,
I have using Cisco VPN, VMS, and Reflection.
It works fine.

Archunan

[ptn77]

Is there cisco vpn client software for VMS that you are using?

[Craig A Berry]

I believe a more general way of stating what you need is client software for OpenVMS capable of the IPSEC or PPTP protocols. I've heard somewhere that IPSEC is on the roadmap, but I don't think it is available yet.

SSL as well as SSH and a number of other security mechanims are already available, depending on which version of which TCP/IP package you are using. I suggest you look at the various offerings here:

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/security.html

[ptn77]

Thank you for your reply.
The problem I have is that I need to connect to a remote database from VMS. The remote server allows for connection via cisco VPN. If currently there are no available client software for VMS capable of IPSEC or PPTP protocols I will have to read up on SSH or SSL. Thank you for the link on this.
I'm sure I will have more questions on SSH or SSL.

[Arch_Muthiah]

Ok, now I understand your requirement.

I said about connecting to VMS using Cisco VPN client from Window env.

Archunan

[Craig A Berry]

It looks like Multinet has IPSEC capability now, but if you are not already using it, it could be painful to switch IP stacks just for that one feature:

http://www.process.com/tcpip/multinet.html

According to the slide presentation here:

http://www.invenate.com/decus/2005_TUD/16_TCP_IP%20for%20OpenVMS%20_Jim%20Laciani.pdf

it may be a year or two before IPSEC becomes available in TCP/IP Services.

[Wim Van den Wyngaert]

One of the reasons VMS is getting a bad name over here is that it takes so long before they are on VMS and that they are not available in a backport to 7.3 (our version, upgrading costs a few man year).

Wim

[Ian Miller.]

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/roadmap/openvms_roadmaps.htm
slide 20 and 26 are interesting. IPSEC is not
going to be anytime soon.

Look at TCPWARE and MULTINET - they may have do it now and often run on earlier versions of VMS.